Automobile-lock.



- P= 1. con-1 AUTOMOBILE LOCK.

A PLICATION HLED JAN. 5. 19H.

:3. fi i 43;, Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

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AUTOMOBILE-L963.

Specification of Letters latezit.

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Application file l January 6, 1917. Serial No. 14:0,9E-.

ments in intorinohiicLocks, of which the follow inc :i specification.

My ii ion rehites to improvements in :mtcznohiie locks, anal the object of my ini s provide an efficient device a. ent to the steering coizisr. o. r i enables the steering iockmi to the steering column ration-cry, the front Wheels it or left, as the case the Wheels being 'ght ahead position,

k is Withdrawn. irie a de *ice of nnpiest construcand capable of d \OJSQ/ {in O eet facility,

in vnese object-s by the construction ed in we :iccornpen mg drawings in w iilustruting the practimy invention.

ionai View of the assembled s sicie eievetion oi the device. is an end View, locklng on the butelevation, taken 0 r n YiG-W, tie steering shaft g; shown in section.

reference indicate simiont the several views. he steering shaft of an auto- .v :ing column, While 3 ,iczites e. cism c eorpted to encircle the 111151 to he rig'idiy secured thereto by izissed through the rage 5 and 6 e ci 1 p, which may be further secured, :e i, by means of set screws 21 extensrongh it into the column, as shown in from the body of at its lower end 1s :1

tubular portion 7 the inner end of the bore 8 of which is open to the bore of the clamp, its outer end being closed and provided. with a reduced opening 9, While formed integraiiy with the tubular portion '7 and. the clamp body are two wells 10 and 11 respectively, which wails are closed along their top edges anti outer ends and are spaced apart so that a slot 12 is formed communicating With the here 8 and of the same length as the bore as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, the inner end of the slot being open to the bore of the clamp,

13 indicates e member siidabiy mounted n the bore 8 which member is provides on. ts inner end with a pin 1i to hrough en ooening 15 in the me nmn and steering; shaft, as shown is :2, when the wheeis are inclined to one side, While secured to the outer end of the member 13 is pin 16 the outer end which e2 tends siiciebiy through the openin here i i'bei ore rnentiorieri and. c with hut-ton 1?.

Secured to "tile nifiillil 1 3 s1i y mounted in the slot 12 is it short -8. which eepteci to be positioneai on er one side or the other of an opening itand operates will be apparent, as it Will be seen that the chimp 3, which is formed in. two halves, may be placed on the steering column in any suitable position and. permsnently and rigidly secure-J1 thereto c the rivets any other suitable means. The opening 15, it will be understcd, is first of 1111 formed, after which the clamp is secereci in piece and ,the position of thet of the opening which extends through the steering shaft i determined by the rule of the roari obtaining in the district in which the car is used. For instance, hand side of the thoroughfare is the proper si'ie, then in stopping the car it Wiii he drawn up to the curb with the wheels inclined to the left and it is with the steering shift in this position that the opening 15 is jformeri h -i1iiii13.g' through steering cohnns {3215i steering so COL-'- tirinons throughout only when the wheels are ring co if the left reverse is the case when the inclined the desired amount to the left. lhe

inclined the desired amount to the right be-' fore drilling the opening 15.

Now, the hole 15 being formed, the clamp secured in place so that the hole 15 and the tubular bore 8 are concentric, and the Wheels inclined the left or right, as the case may be, it will be seen that the member 13 may be moved inwardly so that the pin i l Will into the opening 15 and engage the steering column and the steering shaft, the arm 18 being then positioned on the inside of the opening 19, so that the shackle of a strong padlock, indicated by the numeral 20 in Fig. 1, passed through theopening 19, will the Withdrawal of the pin "om the opening 15.

padlock can be used, and t can be placed in a posiis not readily accessible to breaking tools, it Will be seen that it Would be a very diliicult operation to destroy the lock and one which could not be attempted ii public thoroughfare with any chance of 'ccess. Further, as the pin is is capable of made of comparatively lar e size and ery strong material, it cannot be sheared by turning the steering Wheel, as the r would twist oil before the pin would front Wheels being thus maintained 5 ined to the left or right, as the case may the car can neither be driven oil nor towed, as, until the device is unlocked, the I s cannot be brought into the straight ahead position, which can only be done when the shaclrle oi the padlock is dis-eni from the opening 15), when the memmay be moved outwardly in the bore grilling on the button 17 so as to carry M is; clear of-the steering shaft and permit operation of the same. In the outmost gQGS-ltlflilfii the member 13 and pin 14:

the i8 is positioned on the outside of the ope igl so that, 11 the shackle of be then passed through the the p opening I 1 thereby in tion intaiued in its outmost posi 131% car is running proper side is locked, the member 13 will What I claim as my invention is 2 1. The combination With an automobile steering column having an openin therein and steering shalt, of a tubular member adapted to be'secured to the steering column closed at its outer end and having a reduced opening in the closure, said member being provided W1th a pair of Walls having oppositely arranged orifices therein and closed along their upper edges and outer ends, said Walls being spaced apart so that a slot is formed therebetiveen oommuni ing With the bore of the tubular member,

- and a laterally movable member mounted in the tubular member adapted at one end to extend through the opening in he steering column into the steering shaft i hen moved inwardly or;- to be Witl'idraivn therefrom When moved outwardly, its opposite end bcing extended to project slidably through the reduced opening in the said closure, said member being provided with an arm slidably engaging the said slot and adapted to be carried to opposite sides of the orifices in ranged orifices therein and closed along their upper edges and outer ends and spaced apart so that a slot is formed there-between. communicating with-the bore of the tubular member, a laterally movable member moan;

ed in the tubular portion having an arm slidably engaging the saidslot and adapted to be carried to opposite sides the said orifices by the lateral movement in opposite directions of the said member, engaging means between the inner end of the said member and the steering shaft, and operating means on the outer end of the said member extending through" the restricted ,end ofthe tubular portion Dated at Vancouver, B."-.-S.,this day l of December, 1916.

j PAUL 43 

